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Tunable Emission Color and Morphology of Organic Microcrystals by a “Cocrystal” Approach
Author(s) -
Wu JunJie,
Li ZhiZhou,
Zhuo MingPeng,
Wu Yuchen,
Wang XueDong,
Liao LiangSheng,
Jiang Lei
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced optical materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 91
ISSN - 2195-1071
DOI - 10.1002/adom.201701300
Subject(s) - cocrystal , materials science , intermolecular force , organic semiconductor , organic electronics , benzene , oled , polymer , nanotechnology , morphology (biology) , halogen , hydrogen bond , molecule , pentacene , chemical engineering , photochemistry , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , chemistry , transistor , biology , genetics , physics , alkyl , quantum mechanics , voltage , layer (electronics) , engineering , composite material , thin film transistor
Organic cocrystals formed with two or more different molecules through intermolecular noncovalent interactions, such as π–π interaction and hydrogen/halogen bonds, have received increasing attention due to their promising applications in organic optoelectronics. For organic photonics and electronics, the growth morphology of organic micro/nanocrystals coupled with their shape and emission color is of great importance. In this study, using a “cocrystal” approach, the organic microcrystals can be modulated from the yellow‐emissive polyhedral microcrystals of 1,4‐bis (4‐cyanostyryl) benzene ( p ‐BCB) to the sky‐blue‐emissive microwires of p ‐BCB:1,4‐diiodo tetrafluorobenzene ( p ‐BCB:DIFB), which are self‐assembled in solution at room temperature. Additionally, with the formation of the cocrystals, the radiative decay ( k r ) rate of these organic microcrystals is enhanced from 0.04 to 0.12 ns −1 , which is attributed to the absence of excimers in the organic cocrystals. Therefore, this “cocrystal” approach can simultaneously tune the emission color, morphology, and molecular packing mode of these as‐prepared organic microcrystals, which can contribute to the development of organic integrated optoelectronic devices.